12- A woman of firsts; Edna Aden

Adna Adan Ismaaciil waa Soomaalida ugu wax qabadka badan leh, qarnigii na soo dhaafay iyo kaniba. waxa ay haldoor iyo hogaan u ahayd ololayaal badan oo bulshada Soomaliyeed wax ka badalay, waxa ay u joogtay dhacdooyin badan oo 60 kii sanno ee na soo dhaafay muhiim u ahaa samaysanka ummadda Soomaaliyeed. Buuga kani waa xusuus qorkeedii oo ku daabacan afka ingiriiska oo Soo baxay 2019kii. Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland’s people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Edna’s determination was set.
The first midwife to practise in Somaliland, Edna became a formidable teacher and campaigner for women’s health. As her country was swept up in its bloody fight for independence, Edna rose to become its First Lady and first female cabinet minister.
She built her own hospital, brick by brick, training future generations in what has been hailed as one of the Horn of Africa’s finest university hospitals